Trump trial moves toward end: 5 takeaways on the closing arguments (thehill.com)
The prosecution contends the reimbursements were falsely classified as legal expenses to conceal their true nature — part of a hush-money deal with Daniels. Prosecutors also say this was done to affect the election’s outcome, not merely to save Trump personal embarrassment, and therefore amounts to election interference....
Spying, hacking and intimidation: Israel’s nine-year ‘war’ on the ICC exposed (www.theguardian.com)
When the chief prosecutor of the international criminal court (ICC) announced he was seeking arrest warrants against Israeli and Hamas leaders, he issued a cryptic warning: “I insist that all attempts to impede, intimidate or improperly influence the officials of this court must cease immediately.”...
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This Mississippi Hospital Transfers Some Patients to Jail to Await Mental Health Treatment (www.propublica.org)
Roughly 200 people in DeSoto County were jailed annually during the civil commitment process, most without criminal charges, between 2021 and 2023. About a fifth of them were picked up at local hospitals, according to an estimate based on a review of Sheriff’s Department records by Mississippi Today and ProPublica. The...
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No charges for officer in death of Michigan teen struck by police car during chase (apnews.com)
Don’t worry everyone, it was an accident. We’re sorry.
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White House signals Rafah strike doesn’t cross ‘red line’ (thehill.com)
The White House on Tuesday indicated an Israeli strike that killed dozens of Palestinians in Rafah did not cross a “red line” that would lead to a change in U.S. policy....
Trump Hush-Money Trial Live Updates: Prosecution Delivers Closing Arguments (www.nytimes.com)
Mr. Trump, 77, is charged with falsifying 34 business records to hide Mr. Cohen’s reimbursement for a $130,000 hush-money payment he made to Ms. Daniels. Mr. Trump has denied the charges and the sexual encounter....
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White House says attack at Rafah camp did not cross Biden’s red line over supporting Israel (www.cnn.com)
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US condemns loss of life, but says no policy changes after civilian deaths in Israeli strike in Rafah (apnews.com)
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Human Rights Watch Co-Founder Says Israel Is 'Engaged In Genocide' Of Palestinians (www.huffingtonpost.co.uk)
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1 million customers are without power in Texas as Dallas and Houston get slammed with destructive storms | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
More than a million customers in Texas were without power Tuesday as powerful storms delivered another round of violent weather to the state still reeling from an almost unrelenting parade of destructive and deadly storms in recent weeks....
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Appeals court upholds retired NYPD officer's 10-year prison sentence for Capitol riot attack (apnews.com)
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a retired New York Police Department officer’s conviction and 10-year prison sentence for assaulting a police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, siege at the U.S. Capitol....
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Nvidia denies pirate e-book sites are “shadow libraries” to shut down lawsuit (arstechnica.com)
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Three people shot to death in tiny South Dakota town; former mayor charged (apnews.com)
Three people were shot to death in a small South Dakota town, and a former law officer who once served as the town’s mayor is charged in the killings....
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Man convicted of Chicago murder based on blind witness' testimony sues city, police (apnews.com)
A Chicago man convicted of murder based in part on testimony from a legally blind eyewitness is suing the city and the police department....
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US-built pier will be removed from Gaza coast and repaired after damage from rough seas (apnews.com)
The U.S.-built temporary pier taking humanitarian aid to starving Palestinians will be removed from the coast of Gaza to be repaired after getting damaged in rough seas and weather, the Pentagon said Tuesday....
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Louisiana authorities search for 2 escaped jail inmates (apnews.com)
Four inmates escaped a south Louisiana jail over the weekend and two were still missing Tuesday, authorities said....
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Israeli tanks hit evacuation zone west of Rafah (www.reuters.com)
Israel’s military denied striking a tent camp west of the city of Rafah on Tuesday after Gaza health authorities said Israeli tank shelling had killed at least 21 people there, in what Israel has designated a civilian evacuation zone....
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Lawyers to plastics makers: prepare for ‘astronomical’ PFAS lawsuits (www.nytimes.com)
At an industry presentation about dangerous “forever chemicals,” lawyers predicted a wave of lawsuits that could dwarf asbestos litigation, audio from the event revealed....
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EPA accused of ‘egregious’ misconduct in PFAS testing of pesticides (www.theguardian.com)
US agency found PFOS and other types of PFAS in pesticides but failed to disclose those results, watchdog group alleges...
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In an Historic Show of Labor Solidarity with Palestine, UAW Local 4811's Stand-up Strike Grows by 12,000 [Hannah Bowlus | May 28 2024 | In These Times] (inthesetimes.com)
The academic workers at UCLA and UC Davis will join 2,000 already on strike at UC Santa Cruz.
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Fears rise of another landslide and spread of disease in Papua New Guinea (www.npr.org)
The U.N. agency has officials at the scene in Enga province helping shelter 1,600 displaced people. The agency estimates 670 villagers died, while Papua New Guinea’s government has told the United Nations it thinks more than 2,000 people were buried. Five bodies had been retrieved from the rubble by Monday....
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Judge denies special counsel request to bar Trump from statements on law enforcement (abcnews.go.com)
Says it all
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Wisconsin judge to hear union lawsuit against collective bargaining restrictions (apnews.com)
A law that drew massive protests and made Wisconsin the center of a national fight over union rights is back in court on Tuesday, facing a new challenge from teachers and public workers brought after the state’s Supreme Court flipped to liberal control....
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Spying, hacking and intimidation: Israel’s nine-year ‘war’ on the ICC exposed (www.theguardian.com)
When the chief prosecutor of the international criminal court (ICC) announced he was seeking arrest warrants against Israeli and Hamas leaders, he issued a cryptic warning: “I insist that all attempts to impede, intimidate or improperly influence the officials of this court must cease immediately.”...
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